Forum - View topicWhat Does Shounen Mean?
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caseclosedfan414
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I'm sorry if i sound like a n00b for saying this, but I want to know: what does shounen mean? I know it's an anime genre, but what is it? When people describe an anime as a shounen, I have no clue what they are talking about. Can someone tell me? Thanks.
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frentymon
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You'll find a very good description of Shounen here.
[EDIT] Thank you for your intriguing contribution, Riyousha. We have all learned a thing or two today. Last edited by frentymon on Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:33 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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caseclosedfan414
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Oh! Thank you, frentymon. That helped a lot. Now I get it! I can't believe I couldn't figure that out. Now i feel stupid. LOL!
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Riyousha
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Shounen means boy in Japanese. That's why Shonen Jumps is for young males.
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caseclosedfan414
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Oh. Thanks, Riyousha. I didn't know that. I've never even heard of "Shounen Jumps", so yeah. Random facts are always good because knowledge is power! LOL!
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Koda89
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Well, to be more precise, Shounen is Young Boy......>_> |
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Zalis116
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fighterholic
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Yup. Shonen stands for buy, which would explain why there's 20 somewhat different magazines in Japan with shonen at the beginning of the title. Shonen Jump, Shonen Magazine, Shonen Sunday, Shonen Champion, just to name a few.
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suna_suna
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then could shoujo mean young or little girls? does 少 mean small as well? |
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fighterholic
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Sometimes 少 can also be 少ない, which is "not enough" or "very little". Small would be this one, 小 |
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caseclosedfan414
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Oh, OK. Thanks, guys. I didn't know any of that, so it helped. LOL! I wish I knew Japanese. That'd be so cool. I wonder where you can learn it. I guess going to Japan would be the best way because of all that "instant immersion" stuff. I want to go to Japan. LOL! But anyway, thanks, everyone.
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Dargonxtc
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fighterholic
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You know what, I meant to write boy, and I didn't even notice that. But I guess that works even better in the end |
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frentymon
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Shonen Jump stands for buy. If it has the Shonen Jump label on it, people will buy it. Just like how I can make any awful mecha series, call it "Gundam (something)", and it will be popular.
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